提出了5类实现Si基激光器的增益介质材料,即具有强三维量子限制效应的纳米晶Si(nc-Si)薄膜,掺稀土发光中心Er的Si基纳米材料,具有预期人工改性的高纯体单晶Si,基于子带跃迁的SiGe/Si量子级联结构,以及具有受激Raman散射特性的SOI(silico...提出了5类实现Si基激光器的增益介质材料,即具有强三维量子限制效应的纳米晶Si(nc-Si)薄膜,掺稀土发光中心Er的Si基纳米材料,具有预期人工改性的高纯体单晶Si,基于子带跃迁的SiGe/Si量子级联结构,以及具有受激Raman散射特性的SOI(silicon on insulator)光波导结构.评述了这些材料在近3~5年中在高效率光致发光(PL)、电致发光(EL)、光增益和受激光发射特性方面所取得的重要进展,并简要讨论了今后发展中存在的一些问题.展开更多
The waveguide design is one of the most important parts in a terahertz quantum cascade laser(QCL). Si/SiGe QCL waveguides, based on the Drude model and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, are designed by ...The waveguide design is one of the most important parts in a terahertz quantum cascade laser(QCL). Si/SiGe QCL waveguides, based on the Drude model and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, are designed by the traditional refractive index waveguide structure, the single-sided metal structure, the double-metal clad structure, and a novel metal/metal silicide structure. The metal/metal silicide structure, showing high modal confinement,is convenient in process engineering and is expected to be a viable waveguide solution for Si/SiGe QCLs in the THz range.展开更多
文摘提出了5类实现Si基激光器的增益介质材料,即具有强三维量子限制效应的纳米晶Si(nc-Si)薄膜,掺稀土发光中心Er的Si基纳米材料,具有预期人工改性的高纯体单晶Si,基于子带跃迁的SiGe/Si量子级联结构,以及具有受激Raman散射特性的SOI(silicon on insulator)光波导结构.评述了这些材料在近3~5年中在高效率光致发光(PL)、电致发光(EL)、光增益和受激光发射特性方面所取得的重要进展,并简要讨论了今后发展中存在的一些问题.
文摘The waveguide design is one of the most important parts in a terahertz quantum cascade laser(QCL). Si/SiGe QCL waveguides, based on the Drude model and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, are designed by the traditional refractive index waveguide structure, the single-sided metal structure, the double-metal clad structure, and a novel metal/metal silicide structure. The metal/metal silicide structure, showing high modal confinement,is convenient in process engineering and is expected to be a viable waveguide solution for Si/SiGe QCLs in the THz range.